The Top 5 Aromatherapy And Essential Oils For Snoring

Aromatherapy And Essential Oils For Snoring

Snoring is one of the biggest reasons we don’t get enough sleep, affecting over 90 million adults and forcing us to kick our noisy spouses out of the bedroom every night due to their thunderous breathing. It provides great material and fodder at the dinner table with family and friends, leading to endless jokes about the lack of sleep and separate bedrooms.

However, snoring isn’t funny any longer when it leads to real problems in a relationship and real indications of declining health. When we don’t get enough sleep our performance at work declines, our ability to focus deteriorates and we become increasingly irritable. Not to mention, snoring can be an indicator of graver health problems such as sleep apnea.

Don’t let snoring interfere with your health or your relationships. If you are looking for natural and effective ways to kick the loud and stressful habit, using oils to stop snoring may do just the trick.

Can Essential Oils And Aromatherapy Stop Your Snoring?

According to research, it is possible to get relief from this pesky and annoying habit with the use of aromatherapy and oils. A great study tested and recorded snoring and the relief found after using essential oils before bed.

In the study, both the snoring patient and their victim (I mean their partner) were given questions before and after the use of essential oils. A whopping 82% of the patients who used the oils to stop their habit had their partner report a reduction in snoring! I’d say that’s a happy ending. You can find the study here.

The Top 5 Essential Oils For Snoring

So what are the most effective oils and blends for this unruly habit? There are various types of essential oils that have been shown to help with snoring. Below we will detail five of them and give you more information on where to find them.

One of the ultimate blends from one of the best companies, valor essential oil is a unique blend of oils created by the Young Living Oil Company including frankincense, spruce rosewood, almond, and blue tansy. It allows your body to rebalance, igniting an array self-healing mechanisms. This stimulating process allows your body to relax, reduce inflammation and expand your airways. Placing a couple drops on your big toe, or temples can show great relief from a partner’s loud snoring. You can also use a diffuser to obtain the same benefit.

While more expensive than the other bottles on the list, this blend is uniquely created with some of the best, organic ingredients in the world. Long lasting and amazing quality, you can’t go wrong with this product.

One of the most extensively researched essential oils, tea tree is a home run when it comes to the vast amount of ailments it can help. Tea tree has been found to be a potent antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-microbial, all the while fighting bad breath, deodorizing your pits, reduce itching in all the wrong places, ease psoriasis and more! When it comes to sleep, it can help aid a snorer’s breathing, improving the quality of the air they get. And for those of us who snore when we have a stuffy nose, it’s tea tree to the rescue. A steam bath with tea tree will ease the stuffiness and allow you stop being a mouth breather. Just mix 3 drops of tea tree oil with 2 drops melted coconut oil and allow it to cool. Once ready, apply under your nose when needed.

Another powerful and well researched essential oil, peppermint has various health benefits ranging from its ability to treat indigestion to treating headaches, nausea, respiratory problems, bowel spasms and more. The anti-inflammatory properties of peppermint oil reduce the swelling of the membranes in the lining of the nostrils and throat, encouraging easy and smooth breathing. Just place a few drops below your nostrils or diffuse it in the air.

Thyme is an amazing essential oil with various proven benefits including strengthening the immune system, muscular and joint health, respiratory health and more. Additionally, it’s been said to be one of the best oils to battle your partner’s noisy bedtime tradition.

When using Thyme oil it’s very important to dilute it with a carrier oil as it is known to irritate the skin. I like to dilute thyme essential oil in an equal amount of vegetable oil (for example, one drop thyme to one drop pure vegetable oil such as coconut, avocado, almond or grapeseed)

Traditionally it’s used on the bottom of your feet. According to reflexology, your feet are related to your neck and head providing a perfect placement to help you breathe better.

Another great way to use thyme oil is through a diffuser. The use of aromatherapy with essential oil diffusers allows the scent to be dispersed aerially to naturally enter your body and bloodstream through your breath.

It’s important to avoid thyme oil while pregnant and to keep it out of your ears, eyes and nose.

Marjoram oil, like the rest, has many proven health benefits. It’s been shown to be an analgesic, antispasmodic, antiseptic, cephalic, cordial, digestive, diuretic, fungicidal, sedative, vasodilator and that’s just the beginning. Marjoram was used in the study mentioned above to help treat snoring where there was an 80% noticeable reduction.

Marjoram is effective because it is able to deliver support to the respiratory system allowing you to breathe better in the middle of the night. Combine with a carrier oil to place beneath your nostrils or diffuse it in your room one hour before bed. Another option is to place 2 to 3 drops in water and gargle for 3 minutes.

This blend has an array of herbs studied to help you sleep. This quality is rare to find at such a great price and with great results. Diffuse in the air, or place a few drops on your pillow every night.

A unique blend of lavender, clary sage, roman chamomile, marjoram and balsam, this blend helps you relax before bed and allows you to easily fall into a restful sleep. Great for diffusers, just several drops will be great for the night.

I like this company’s promise of good quality essential oils for a decent price. Their blends are great for those who don’t want to attempt their own mixing efforts, and they smell great too. Helpful for sleep and anxiety, diffuse or place a few drops on your pillow.

Summary

You don’t have to be a victim anymore when it comes to your partner’s snoring. Essential oils are an amazing way to naturally stop the ratchet noise decreasing your sleep quality. With a little trial and error, you’ll be able to find the perfect essential oil for you with the above options having a proven track record to get your sleep back to normal. Don’t delay in your quest for rest, get on the essential oil bandwagon today!

Now all you have to worry about are the bed bugs. Enjoy your rest!

If you’ve enjoyed our review of the top 5 aromatherapy and essential oils for snoring, feel free to share and spread the word. These oils are more than just products to make your home smell nice, they’re also amazing medicinals that could help you sleep better, become healthier, and save your marriage.

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After finishing her masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Michelle wanted to share her love of plants and all things medicinal. With her knowledge of Chinese herbs and household plants, she decided to create a site sharing her love of indoor plants.